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DIFFERENTIAL.

`APPLICATION FILED IIIAII. 9. I92I.

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DIFFERENTIAL.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 9. 1921.

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mmm I JAMES ROSS, 0F LAPORTE, JINIIIIANA, ASSGNDR TO A OF LAPORTE, INDANA, A CORPORATION OF NDIANA.

DIFFERENTIAL.

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Application led March 9,

T0 @ZZ whom t may concern.

Be it known that l, Jarras Boss, a citizen of the United Sta-tes, residing at Laporte, in the county of Laporte and State of Indiana, have invented a certain new and useful 1mprovement in Differentials, of which the following is a specification.

lViy invention relates to improvements in differentials for motor vehicles, particularly for traction engines and similar heavy selfpropelled machinery. lt has for one object to provide a new and improved form which will be easily and conveniently assembled, rigid in operation, and cheap in cost of construction and repair. Other i objects will appear from time to time in the course of the specification.

My invention is illustrated more or-less diagrammatically 1n the accompanying drawings, wherein- Fig. l is a longitudinal section;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation;

Fig. 3 is a. section along the line 3 3 of Fig 2;

Fig. 4 is a diagrammatic plan view of the transmission.

Like parts are indicated by like characters in all the drawings.

ln view of the fact that the important part of my invention lies merely in the actual assembly and arrangement of part of the diiierential structure, l have illustrated only enough of that structure to make clear the operation and arrangement of my device and have not gone into the details of the tractor or automobile drive mechanism with which the device is associated further than merely to show enough to indicate how my structure would appear.

A A are fixed frame members having hubs A A containing ball bearings A2 A2 and closed at the outer ends by caps A.3 A3. A4 is a differential shaft mounted in the ball bearings A2 A2.

B B are master gears rotatably mounted on the stub end axle shafts B B', the inner ends of this shaft being supported on the bearing B2 as indicated. The outboard ends rotatably mounted in bearings B3 carry the traction wheels B4. 1 B5 B5 are driving pinions rotatably mounted on the differential shaft Ai in mesh each with one of the master gears B.

C is a diiferential gear mounted for rota- Speciication of Letters Patent.

Patented July' 4L, it.

1921. serial 110.450,814.

tion on the differential shaft Ai in mesh with a driving pinion C on the shaft 'C2 driven by the engine. C3 C3 are a series of differential pinions mounted for rotation upon the radially disposed pins C* 't in the differentiating gear. C5 are miter gears arranged on either side of the dierential gear and each of them in mesh with all of the pinions C3 C3. These miter gears are preferably integral with the driving gears B5 B5.

This arrangement makes up the usual type of diiferential in which as long as resistance to rotation of the two master gears is the same, the pressure exerted by the miter gears on opposed sides of the miter pinions balances and so when the differential gear is rotated the two miter gears, the driving pinions, and the master gears all rotate in unison at the same speedbut when pressure on one side becomes greater than on the other then the differential action takes place owing to the unbalance of the pressure on opposed sides of the miter pinions. lts action is well known in the art and on this we need no further discussion.

lThe differential pinion comprises preferably a iiat plate D projecting outwardly from the hub D and bounded by the rim D2. This plate may be cast integrally or the gear may be built up as the case may be. This plate has a plurality of perforations or apertures D3 D3 and in each one of them is set the supporting box D4 flanged to engage the side of the plate and riveted in position. The pins C* are introduced lengthwise into the hubs D5 DG of the supporting boxes, the miter gears being held between the hubs so that as the pin passes through it passes also through the gears. These boxes are then put in place with the lip D7 on the end of each pin resting at one side of the flange D on the hub. The pin is thus held against longitudinal movement by the walls of the aperture D3 and held against rotation by the engagement of the lip D7 with the plate D, and when the parts are once assembled and riveted up, from then on there is no possible chance of displacement of the pin, miter, pinion, box or associated parts.

It is evident that I have shown in my drawings an operative device, still many changes might be made in the size, shape and I arrangement of parts Without departing arate pinion boxes flanged for attachment to y from the spirit oi' inv invention.

I claim: p

l. Iny adififerential gear a plurality of Sep.- arate pinion boxes, pinions mounted for ro'- tation therein, and means for separately fastening each of said boxes to the gear.

2. In a differential gear a plurality of separate pinion boxes flanged for attachment to the web oi the gear, and pinions-m'ounited for rotation in said boxes. i

3. In a diil'erential; gear a plurality of separate pinion boxes', pinions mounted forl ro'- tatioii therein, means for separately fastening each of said boxes to the gear, and bear# ing pins'` for said pinions carriedA by the bcxesand held against longitudinal displacenientv therein by engagementwith the body ofthe gear. l Y

41V. In a differential gear a plurality oi septhe Web of the gear, pinions mounted for i'otation in said boxes, and bearing pins for said pinions. carried by the boxes and held Vagainst longitudinal displacement therein by engagement with the body of the gear.

5. In a diiierential gear a plurality'o sep-V arate pinion boxes, pinions mounted for ro- Y tationtherein,means` for separately fastening each` oiv said boxesto thefgear, and bearingpins carried by the'boxes upon which the gearsv are mounted having projections at one end' adapted to, engage thebody ci the gear whereby rotation of; the pin is prevented.

Y 6., In a-difi'eiential gear' a plurality of sep arate pinion boxes iianged for attachment to the web of the gear, pinions mounted for rotation in said boxes', and bearingpinsoarried leythe boxes npc-n which the'gearsare mountad` having projections at oneend adapted` to ing pins carried by the boxes upon which the gears are mounted having projections at one end adapted to engage the body of the gear vwhereby rota-tion of the pin is prevented,

longitudinal displacement of the bearing pins being prevented by engagement at their y ends with the'body of the gear.

8'. In a differential gear a plurality of' sep'- ara-te pinion boxes iiange'd" for attachment to the Web ci thegear, pinions mountedV forY rotation i-n said boxes, and bearing pins earried by the boxes upon which the gears; are mounted having proj eotions jat] one end adapted to' engage the body of theV gear whereby rotation of the pin is prevented, longitudinal displacement' ofV the bearing ends with the bodyof the gear; g

,'9. In a differential gear means-for mount'- ing the n'iiter pinions, comp-rising a separate flanged pinionl box, hubs carried? thereby, pinion locatedbetween said hubs and a bear` ing pin mounted'in said hubs upon which the pinion isinounted, the ianges being adapted to engage and be fastened to they web ofj the gear, the pin being adaptedfto' be engaged by andbe held a'gainstfrotation and longitudinal ino-vement blyl its engage-nient with the body of the gear. Y

Signed at Lapo-rte, county ot Laporte, and State of Indiana, this 26th day of'eliFV mary-,1921. Y

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